Gripes

Marketing guy: I don’t want you IT guys wasting a lot of time figuring out what’s wrong before you fix it!

228 East 86th Street
New York, NY

Worker #1: Check it out, [Brad]’s actually being useful!
Worker #2: I don’t believe it. And I’m not even going to look because I refuse to look at things that I know are lies.

740 Dundas Street East
Toronto, Ontario
Canadia

Cashier #1: What do you think of, you know, when people stick random Zs into words? Like, ‘For shizzle, my nizzle’?
Cashier #2: Man, I hate it when people do that. They sound like they ain’t got no speech.

8700 East 63rd Street
Kansas City, Missouri

Overheard by: Jedusor

Co-worker #1: Does she always send emails in 72 point font?
Co-worker #2: Oh, that’s “mad” typing.
Co-worker #1: How should I respond to this?
Co-worker #3: You should reply using 86 point font.
Co-worker #2: They don’t make 86 point font. I’ve tried it before. You should use 8 point font in Bernhard Fashion BT or some other font that’s hard to read.
Co-worker #1: Yeah, I’ll do that. She won’t be able to read it.
Co-worker #2: That’ll really piss her off.

620 Greison Trail
Newnan, Georgia

Boss: She’s just too crazy for me. She’s…what’s the word? Phonetic!
Associate: She sounds things out?

480 San Antonio
Mountain View, California

Man: Yeah, they bring us all the way over to this new building and the air conditioner doesn’t even work. It’s June and ninety degrees, and no air conditioner…but it’s not like I’m bitter or anything.

735 Brewerton Road
West Point, New York

Male staff member: Yeah, but knowing my luck, it'll happen again when I'm not here!
Female staff member: It's okay. You're married now. You'll get lucky one day!

Blockbuster
Australia

Male coworker covered in cardboard: Thanks for telling me I’ve been walking around with box all over my chest.

Stamford, Connecticut

Overheard by: K-Slim

Blonde manager: These hooker shoes are killing my feet.

Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California

Jewish manager: I got your e-mail about XYZ Spring Company* not being able to make that spring.
Office girl: Yeah, those dirty– Ugh!
Jewish manager: It’s okay, it’s okay!
Office girl: They just keep quoting stuff, and when I give them an order they decide they can’t do it because they are little pieces–! Ugh! Never mind!
Jewish manager: Are you okay?
Office girl: Yeah… I’m just trying to be Christian today.
Jewish manager: … Good for you. [Walks away.]Office girl, from a distance: I need to say more things in my head. I think I’m fired now.

8220 England Street
Charlotte, North Carolina